Comic Title: Action Comics #197
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: October 1954
Approx. On Sale Date: August 27, 1954 Copyright Date August 25, 1954
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1954
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "The Stolen 'S' Shirts"
Pages: 10

Feature(s):
Superman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Bill Finger
Artist: Al Plastino

Reprinted In:
Superman #193 (1967)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #72; next appearance in Superman #93)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #72; next appearance in Superman #93)
• Perry White (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #72; next appearance in Superman #93)

Villain(s)

• Stanley Stark (an eccentric scientist; no further appearances)
• Two unnamed bandits (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• An unnamed fireman and a polo player (no further appearances)
• The Sultan and the Masked Marvel (wrestlers; no further appearances)
• Swifty Smith (a baseball player; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Two crooks begin stealing shirts with the letter ‘S’ on them for Stanley Stark, a man they believe is an eccentric collector. Superman tries to prevent the thefts, but fails losing his own shirt in the process. Superman realizes that Stark wants his shirt in order to duplicate the indestructible material it is made of. Once the scheme is exposed, the Man of Steel retrieves his shirt and rounds up the crooks.